PUBLIC SAFETY

Location: Campus Entrance and Facilities Building

Phone: (401) 254- 3611-Non Emergency

Mark Porter, Director Of Public Safety

Catherine Tobin, Manager, Transportation and Parking

The Roger Williams University Department of Public Safety’s mission is to enhance the quality of campus life through the creation of a safe and secure environment for all students, faculty, staff and visitors. Maintaining a safe environment conducive to learning, working, personal growth, and social interaction can only be achieved through a collaborative effort involving the entire University Community.

The Department of Public Safety is staffed twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Some of our services include building checks, campus security patrols, traffic and parking enforcement, emergency medical technician (EMT) services, campus safety escorts, shuttle transports to and from scheduled locations (including off campus properties) and investigation of a wide variety of incidents. The Department of Public Safety is just a phone call away by dialing (401) 254-3333 or 3333 from a campus phone.

Rave Guardian

The Department of Public Safety encourages all students, faculty and staff to download the free Rave Guardian App to their smart phones. The Rave Guardian Campus Safety App transforms mobile phones on campus into personal safety devices.

Guardian enhances safety on campus through a virtual safety network of friends, family, and campus safety. Rave Guardian has the following features;

• Panic Button — direct immediate connection to campus safety with GPS location and personal profile information.

• Tip Texting – enables anonymous crime tip reporting and 2-way communication via SMS or mobile app

• Personal Guardians — Students can identify friends, roommates, and family as ‘Guardians’ along with Campus Safety. Students can set a Rave Guardian Timer. During a Timer session Guardians and Campus Safety can check status of student. If the Rave Guardian timer is not deactivated before it expires, campus safety is automatically provided with the user’s Rave Guardian profile to proactively identify and check-in on the individual.

Whenever students, faculty, or staff connect with campus safety using Rave Guardian from their mobile phone, the Rave Guardian Campus Safety App automatically delivers a complete caller profile – including current location, medical conditions, course schedule, addresses, campus ID photo and other critical data.

Transportation

Ripta

All freshman students are eligible for the RWU RIPTA plan, which includes a number of free rides per semester during their first year at RWU. The RIPTA bus stop is located about 10 feet from campus grounds, and can take you to virtually any corner of Rhode Island, including both Newport and Providence. The RWU bus stop is designated as “Mount Hope Bridge” stop on the Rt. 60 Schedule at http://www.ripta.com/60.

Zipcar

Not having a car is no longer an issue! Whether you need a car for a few hours to run errands or the whole day, you can use Zipcars. They’re parked right on campus, outside of the Fine Arts building. With a Zipcar, everything is included with the hourly rate, starting at $11.50 and $84.00/day. It only costs $25 to join. You only have to be 18 years old to join ZipCar.

Rwu Campus Shuttle

The Main Shuttle Shelter is located across from the Admissions House Parking Lot 1 for all off-campus transportation including public transportation terminals. The Baypoint Residential and Conference Center Shuttle leaves from the Main Shuttle Shelter. The Bristol Shuttle leaves from the Main Shuttle Shelter. We provide a Bristol Campus Shuttle and an Inner Campus Shuttle, see website for more information.